Medical marijuana opinion and commentary

For a man accustomed to winning, John Morgan is on one epic losing streak. The personal injury attorney spent more than $4 million of his own money to legalize medical marijuana and lost on Election Night. Charlie Crist, whose No. 1 backer — and employer — was Mr. For The People, came up short,...

Medical pot: Next move Fortunately, the effort to legalize medical marijuana without any serious and worthwhile constraints failed. Unfortunately, too many people voted for it. We all support providing relief to those who are in pain. The question arises: If marijuana is effective in the reduction...

Florida’s Amendment 2 failing by two percentage points really hurts. The loss hurts a lot of people who were counting on voters to deliver what politicians so far have miserably failed to deliver – relief for scores of seriously ill people whose quality of life would be vastly improved by the powers...

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